https://www.baldengineer.com/tag/nxpRecent content in nxp on Bald EngineerHugoen-USWed, 05 Jun 2024 16:44:10 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/nxps-mcx-frdm-board-hands-on.htmlWed, 01 May 2024 16:59:43 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/?p=8970<p>Check out NXP&rsquo;s latest microcontroller boards. These boards of their new MCX-A and MCX-N microcontrollers. The form factor is what NXP calls Freedom (FRDM.)</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.hackster.io/news/nxp-all-purpose-mcx-a-microcontroller-and-frdm-development-boards-are-now-available-8220059968e9">MCX line of microcontrollers</a>, each with its unique set of features, caters to a wide range of projects. The MCX-A, a general-purpose microcontroller, is ideal for entry-level projects, while the high-performance MCX-N is designed for advanced AI/machine learning tasks. NXP recently started shipping the MCX-N, adding to its versatility and appeal.</p>https://www.baldengineer.com/pi-cap-hands-review.htmlWed, 16 Aug 2017 13:05:52 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/?p=6657<p>The <a href="https://www.bareconductive.com/shop/pi-cap/?v=7516fd43adaa">Pi Cap adds capacitive touch buttons to your Raspberry Pi</a>. Bare Conductive was kind enough to send me one. I do not have a project in mind right now, so here are my first impressions.</p> <h2 id="what-is-the-pi-cap">What is the Pi Cap?</h2> <p>Arduino tends to call daughter cards shields, while the Raspberry Pi community calls them hats. The Pi Cap is a hat. It plugs into the GPIO header of a Raspberry Pi and provides 13 capacitive touch pads. There is a traditional push button, an LED, and a prototyping area. While the Pi Cap does consume all of the GPIO pins, several are broken out near the GPIO header.</p>